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'Why I Had to Fire My Co-founder, CEO and Close Friend'Rumpl CEO Wylie Robinson looks back on one of the toughest conversations of his life -- and what you can learn from it.

ByWylie Robinson•

This story appears in theNovember 2018issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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At 3 am on June 13, 2016, I sat wide awake in bed. The most difficult conversation of my life was scheduled for 9 a.m., when I'd fire my co-founder, CEO and close friend from the company we had built together,Rumpl.

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